According to Erik Erikson, why do teens need to experiment with different roles?

a. to avoid moratorium
b. to find a unique niche in society
c. to ease their separation from their parents
d. to distract parents from their own conflicts


Answer: b.

Psychology

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A. to remove troublesome individuals from society who could not care for themselves B. to protect society from the dangerous nature of the mentally ill C. to offer humanitarian treatment to those afflicted with mental illnesses D. to offer scientifically sound approaches to the treatment of mental disorders

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A teacher is working with a child who frequently engages in fighting with other children on the playground. The teacher observes and records the events that immediately precede and follow the child's behavior of fighting. Which method of conducting a functional assessment is the teacher using?

a. functional analysis b. direct observation c. indirect methods d. experimental manipulation

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a. surface structure b. deep structure c. phonemic content d. mnemonics

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Feeling the urge to go to the bathroom is a good example of ____

a. ?a secondary drive b. ?a primary drive c. ?Maslow’s highest level of the hierarchy d. ?Maslow’s second level of the hierarchy

Psychology